Missouri Republicans quiet amid growing debate on gun control

11:45 PM,
Dec. 19, 2012

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The slaying of 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school has reignited the debate over gun control, with President Barack Obama vowing Wednesday to send Congress a package of new gun restrictions in January.

Top Democrats in Congress have already started crafting a legislative response to last week's shooting, with two items at the top of their priority list: renewing a ban on assault weapons and outlawing ammunition clips that hold more than 10 bullets.

But even as Democrats pushed gun control to the center of their legislative agenda, some Missouri Republicans ...